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　◆ローデン「英・フェリックストゥ F.2A 飛行艇前期型」 1/72Felixstowe F.2A・写真は箱絵です。（イメージ）英・フェリックストゥ F.2A 飛行艇前期型　についてWithout any doubt， the Felixstowe flying boats can be considered to be among the best aircraft of WWI. Like their cruisers at sea， or the first tanks on land， these planes embodied the might and resilience of the British Empire. An impressive performance and a great range when flying long patrols over the North Sea contributed to its great popularity with marine pilots.The history of this plane is closely connected with the name of Lieutenant Commander John Cyrill Porte RN， a talented English officer. At the dawn of aviation John Porte foresaw much of its potential for serving military purposes.Before the beginning of WWI， John Porte started co-operating with American aircraft designer Glenn Curtiss. They were driven by the common effort to improve the flying boats of the time， as they believed that flying machines could be used in various tasks， military tasks in particular. The 'America' flying boat， the biggest at that time， was one of the results of their co-operation. It was intended to test this aircraft in a transatlantic flight， but the war wrecked these plans.John Porte returned to Great Britain soon after the start of war. He was not admitted to front line service due to poor health. However， he was appointed to the command of a training unit in Hendon. Later， Porte became the commander of the naval air base at Felixstowe. While occupying this position he started to persuade the authorities to purchase Curtiss flying boats of the H-4 type， which in fact were the military version of the transatlantic 'America' boat.Machines of this type were soon transferred to the base at Felixstowe. However， shortly after the first test flights pilots referred to these machines as "absolutely unfit for active action and stupid planes". In spite of this， Porte began his own program to improve the H-4. The innovations were to do with re-design of the steps of the planing hull， replacement of the unreliable and low-powered Curtiss engines by Hispano-Suiza engines， and overall strengthening of its structure. The type had the semi-official name F.1， but it could still not meet preliminary technical requirements. As one of the solutions to this problem， it was decided to install a new more powerful engine， the Rolls Royce Eagle 1 - this version of the plane had the name H.12 and was built in quantities of a couple of dozens. Even after this Porte did not cease his research directed towards further improvement. The most significant innovation implemented on an H.12 was replacement of the one-step hull by a two-step hull; also， the plane was fitted with new modified Rolls Royce Eagle VI engines. This machine received the name F.2A. Soon the Saunders firm started producing the type， and the Aldous， Dixon Brothers & Hutchinson， Summers & Payne， and Norman Thompson/H.Williams companies received orders for building hulls for this flying boat. The building of such a big aircraft was accompanied by significant difficulties， and the Saunders firm alone as major sub-contractor could not cope with such a complicated task. Also， the Curtiss company started mass production of the F.2A under the name H.16. By the end of the war， over one hundred F.2A boats were built.The big flying boats were of great strategic importance. From the very beginning they were transferred to those air bases where their fighting efficiency could be used to the maximum - Calshot， Dundee， Felixtowe， Houton， Killingholme， Westgate， and Great Yarmouth.In the middle of 1917 the submarine fleet posed a serious threat to the security of Great Britain. Therefore， detection and destruction of submarines were first priority tasks for the F.2.A. As a rule the patrol zone was divided into octogons 60 miles across， and the planes conducted long patrols in search of German submarines. Other important targets included the German Zeppelins which threatened British warships.PerformancesLength 14，10 m Height 5，33 Wingspan Upper 29，15 m Wingspan Lower 20，73 m Wing Area 112，0 m 2 Maximum Speed 154 km/h Empty Weight 3424 kg Take off weight 4979 kg Service Ceiling 2925 m Range 950 km Endurance-appr 6 hours Armament: Bombs-2 460 pounds (104 kg) under wings Engines 2 x Rolls Royce Eagle VI or VII Engine power 375 hp Machine Guns-from 4 to 8 Lewis 0.303 on different mountings depending on the aircraft version - ローデン資料より -初期型は操縦席のキャノピーにまだ民間機の面影が残りますアメリカ人の航空機設計技師のグレン・カーティスとイギリス人のジョン・ポルトによって生み出された、双発の飛行艇です。1917年の半ばには、ドイツの潜水艦隊は英国のセキュリティへの重大な脅威となり、本機は潜水艦の捜索と破壊の任務に就きました。模型についてスケールモデル　スペックScale：1/72Overall dimensions：411/197Quantity of details：233Manufacturer：ローデン(RODEN)Manufacturing country：ウクライナ(UKRAINE)Box Size：370*240*47●「英・フェリックストゥ F.2A 飛行艇前期型」のプラスチックモデル組立キットです。ギフト用ラッピング（無料）を承ります　　→詳細はこちらをご確認ください※この商品は完成品ではありません。パーツを組み立てて作るプラモデルです※接着剤は入っていませんので、別にお買い求めください※12歳以下の方が組み立てる場合は、保護者の方も一緒に説明書をお読みください※返品は未開封、未使用のものに限らせていただきます。